11.7% of residents of Arvin speak English at home.
83.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (19% speak English very well, 37% speak English not well, 44% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
3.0% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 8,804 (42.2%)
(20.9% of them are naturalized citizens)